MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND HEALTHCARE LIABILITY EXPLAINED

By N. PEACE

UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE, PROFESSIONAL DUTIES, LIABILITY, EVIDENCE, COMPENSATION, AND PATIENT SAFETY
AMAZON KDP BOOK DESCRIPTION

When healthcare goes wrong, understanding what happened and whether legal responsibility may arise can be difficult. MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND HEALTHCARE LIABILITY EXPLAINED provides a clear and accessible introduction to the legal principles surrounding medical negligence and healthcare liability.

This book explores how medical negligence is understood, how professional standards of care are assessed, and what must generally be established before liability can arise. It examines important concepts such as duty of care, breach of duty, causation, evidence, professional standards, and harm.

Readers will also learn about common medical negligence claims involving diagnostic errors, treatment mistakes, and surgical errors, together with the role of medical records and expert testimony in establishing what occurred.

The book also considers how technological developments and changing healthcare practices may create new forms of risk and new challenges for healthcare liability.

Whether you are a law student, healthcare student, patient, caregiver, healthcare professional, or reader seeking a general understanding of medical negligence, this book provides a practical foundation for exploring this important area of healthcare law.

WHAT YOU'LL FIND INSIDE THIS BOOK
1. INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

Explore the meaning of negligence, the historical development of medical negligence principles, and the importance of accountability within healthcare.

2. STANDARDS OF MEDICAL CARE

Understand professional standards, reasonable care, and the role of clinical judgment when evaluating whether healthcare was provided appropriately.

3. ESTABLISHING LIABILITY

Learn about the fundamental elements involved in establishing liability, including duty of care, breach of duty, and causation.

4. COMMON MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Examine common areas of medical negligence, including diagnostic errors, treatment mistakes, medication-related issues, and surgical errors.

5. EVIDENCE IN MEDICAL CASES

Discover the importance of medical records, expert testimony, documentation, and evidence of harm when evaluating medical negligence claims.

6. DEFENSES IN NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS

Explore professional defenses, issues relating to patient conduct, limitation periods, and other legal considerations that may arise in negligence claims.

7. COMPENSATION FOR MEDICAL HARM

Understand the general principles involved in assessing damages, including financial losses, treatment-related expenses, loss of income, and non-financial harm.

8. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Learn about negotiation, mediation, settlement agreements, and other approaches that may provide alternatives to formal court proceedings.

9. RISK MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE

Examine prevention strategies, quality assurance, clinical risk management, and patient-safety practices designed to reduce avoidable healthcare harm.

10. FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS IN HEALTHCARE LIABILITY

Explore technological innovations, digital healthcare, artificial intelligence, emerging risks, and future challenges that may influence healthcare liability.

WHY THIS BOOK IS A MUST-HAVE

MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE AND HEALTHCARE LIABILITY EXPLAINED brings together the key concepts needed to understand how medical negligence and healthcare liability are approached.
This book is particularly useful for law students, healthcare students, patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, legal researchers, and readers interested in healthcare law.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKDBMMCP
• ISBN13: 9798175546294
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 81 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"